DTX-KRN: Impact 10/20/2025

City of Fort Worth officials rolled out the red carpet, literally and figuratively, for the State of the City event held Oct. 16 at Dickies Arena. Mayor Mattie Parker delivered updates on the city, emphasizing that stories come to life in Fort Worth.

The situation: The walkway inside the event featured a star with the names of television series or movies that had been or are being filmed in Fort Worth. Inside, 10 monitors were playing those series, which included “Walker, Texas Ranger,” “Miss Juneteenth” and “Necessary Roughness.” The entrance featured a red carpet to enter the arena floor. Parker joined 101 Studios CEO David Glasser and WFAA’s Marc Istook on stage to highlight the current growth of the film industry in Fort Worth, with television series being filmed in town.

Quote of note: “We believe film is the next great industry in Fort Worth, just like cattle, railroads, energy, manufacturing and defense,” Parker said. “Film will become a part of the enduring economic development story that defines our city's future.”

Halloween-centric events, pumpkin patches, hay rides and other fall events are planned for the Keller, Roanoke and northeast Fort Worth area.

1. Keller’s Flannel Fest: One-day festival at Bear Creek Park features live music, beer, kids zone and vendors to allow visitors to flaunt their best flannels, according to the city website.

• Nov. 1, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
• Free

• Weekends from Oct. 9-Nov. 29, 7 p.m.
  $13-$25

Early voting in the Nov. 4 election begins Oct. 20 and runs through Oct. 31. During early voting, registered voters can cast ballots at any polling place within their county of residence, according to the secretary of state’s office.

What to bring: Voters must bring one of seven forms of identification to the polls:

• A Texas driver license (issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety)
• A Texas personal ID card (issued by the DPS)
• A Texas handgun license (issued by the DPS)
• A Texas election ID certificate (issued by the DPS)
• A U.S. military ID card with the voter’s photograph
• A U.S. citizenship certificate with the voter’s photograph
• A U.S. passport

As Community Impact enters its third decade, it’s returning to its roots of growth and deeper reader connections. The “Patron” program, which began in 2020 by reader demand, is relaunching as the InCIder this month.

“This relaunch represents our renewed commitment to readers who support our local news,” CEO John Garrett said. “Beyond funding great journalism, we also want to reward our InCIders and build deeper connections with them, creating a true sense of community around the work we do.”

The InCIder program currently gives donors access to a special Saturday email edition across each metro: Austin, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio.

Memberships are currently $10 per month or $110 annually. A membership will include the previously mentioned perks, as well as:

• Quarterly discounts at local businesses 
• Invites to in-person events
• Optional naming and “thank you” in our newspaper
• Community Impact swag
• InCIder anniversary gift

New flights and destinations from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport started in early October from EVA Air and Frontier Airlines. In addition, construction projects that are part of DFW Forward continue. Check out this list of four updates from the airport.

1. EVA Air holds a ceremony for inaugural flight: EVA Air held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 3 with dignitaries from the airline, the airport and the city of Fort Worth for a new flight between Dallas and Taiwan.

2. Roadwork continues at DFW Airport: Crews from Mario Sinacola & Sons Excavating Inc. have started to pave portions of the East West Connector project. The 1.65-mile roadway will extend Rental Car Drive from International Parkway to SH 360.